1. Lyrics Breakdown
Blink 182 – I Miss You
Hello there
The angel from my nightmare
The shadow in the background of the morgue
The unsuspecting victim of darkness in the
valley
We can live like Jack and Sally if we want
Where you can always find me
And we’ll have Halloween on Christmas
And in the night we’ll wish this never ends
We’ll wish this never ends
I miss you, miss you (x2)
Where are you and I’m so sorry
I cannot sleep I cannot dream tonight
I need somebody and always
This sick strange darkness
Comes creeping on so haunting every time
And as I stared I counted
The webs from all the spiders
Catching things and eating their insides
Like indecision to call you
And hear your voice of treason
Will you come home and stop this pain tonight
Stop this pain tonight
Don’t waste your time on me you’re already
The voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)
Don’t waste your time on me you’re already
The voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)
(x3)
He is describing the girl he loves as the
‘angel’ from his ‘nightmare’. This relates to
the fact that she is the only good thing in his
life and makes it worthwhile.
The girl is also the ‘shadow’ in the background
of the morgue which insinuates that even in
death, she is always there, she is full of life.
‘Jack and Sally’ is a reference to a happy
couple from A Nightmare Before Christmas.
He sings about having Halloween on Christmas
to show that they can do what they want and be
happy doing it with each other.
He never wanted this to end, and just wants
one more chance with the girl he loves, he
misses her.
Another person who has fell for the same girl
has lost her and is apologising for something he
may have done wrong.
Without her, he can’t sleep or dream
because he needs somebody to make him
happy, he is incapable of making himself
happy.
Staring at webs and spiders suggest since losing
this girl, he has let himself go and is in a place of
darkness and loneliness.
He relates this to the indecision of calling
her to try and talk about things, this is like
getting his insides eaten as he will be feeling
sick with nerves.
Her voice of treason are the words he never
wants to hear so they are considered as treason
to him, telling him that it’s not going to work.
The only way to stop him hurting is for her
to come back to him.
Both of the males who fell for the same girl are
telling her to not waste her time on them. There
is no reason for her to make an effort because
they already think about her all the time, also
emphasises how much they miss her.